Van Eck

Van Eck is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name can be derived from Van Heck ("from fence") or van eik (wood from oak), but perhaps most families, including the noble family , find their origin in the town Eck in Gelderland, first mentioned in the year 953. People with this surname include:

• Caroline van Eck (born 1959), Dutch art historian and academic
• Cornelis van Eck (1662–1732), Dutch jurist and poet
• Jos van Eck (born 1964), Dutch footballer
• Lubbert Jan van Eck (1719–1765), Dutch Baron and governor of Ceylon
• Pierre Vaneck (1931–2010), French actor of Belgian origin
• René van Eck (born 1966), Dutch footballer

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